LB Muckelroy returns

2:19 AM,
Sep. 15, 2012

Bengals linebacker Thomas Howard (53) celebrates a stop during last season's playoff loss to the Texans.

Written by

Joe Reedy
jreedy@enquirer.com

The saying of all bad news coming in threes is certainly living up to its billing with the Bengals linebackers.

After a rough week that started with a 44-13 loss on Monday night to the Ravens and Rey Maualuga's comments about Browns running back Trent Richardson raised a couple eyebrows, the Bengals placed outside linebacker Thomas Howard on injured reserve Friday after he tore his ACL during practice on Thursday.

To fill Howard's spot on the roster, linebacker Roddrick Muckelroy was re-signed two weeks after being one of the final cuts of the preseason. Muckelroy, a third-year player, had ...